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Wednesday April 1, 11:44 am Eastern Time
Company Press Release
SOURCE: Chicago Board Options Exchange
CBOE to List Options on Eight Stocks on Friday, April 3: Atria
Communities, Inc. (ATRC) Bank of Commerce (BCOM) CMG Information
Services, Inc. (CMGI) General Cigar Holdings, Inc. (MPP) Musicland
Stores Corporation (MLG) NewsEDGE Corporation (NEWZ) Sapient
Corporation (SAPE) Westernbank Puerto Rico (WBPR)
CHICAGO, April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) today announced it will begin trading
options on Atria Communities, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATRC; CBOE: QFW); Bank of Commerce (OTC BB:BCOMW - news;
Nasdaq: BCOM; CBOE: QMB); CMG Information Services, Inc. (Nasdaq: CMGI; CBOE: QGC); General Cigar Holdings,
Inc. (NYSE: MPP; CBOE); Musicland Stores Corporation (NYSE: MLG; CBOE); NewsEDGE Corporation (Nasdaq:
NEWZ; CBOE: QBE); Sapient Corporation (Nasdaq: SAPE; CBOE: QPE); and Westernbank Puerto Rico (Nasdaq: WBPR;
CBOE: QHB) on Friday, April 3.
Atria Communities, Inc., located in Louisville, Ky., is a national provider of assisted and independent living communities for the
elderly.
QFW options will trade on the January expiration cycle, with introductory expirations in April, May, July and October. Initial
strike prices have been set at 17-1/2, 20 and 22-1/2. Atria Communities, Inc. options will trade in the Citicorp trading crowd.
Bank of Commerce, located in San Diego, Calif., is a state chartered bank. The bank provides a variety of commercial bank
services, construction lending for commercial and residential properties, and lending and deposit services for homeowner
associations. Bank of Commerce operates seven full service branches and 12 loan production offices.
QMB options will trade on the January expiration cycle, with introductory expirations in April, May, July and October. Initial
strike prices have been set at 15, 17-1/2 and 20. Bank of Commerce options will trade in the Colgate- Palmolive Company
trading crowd.
CMG Information Services, Inc., located in Andover, Md., is a direct marketing service provider that invests in, develops and
integrates advanced, Internet, interactive and database management technologies.
QGC options will trade on the March expiration cycle, with introductory expirations in April, May, June and September. Initial
strike prices have been set at 55, 60 and 65. Susquehanna Investment Group has been named the Designated Primary Market
Maker (DPM) in the options.
General Cigar Holdings, Inc., located in New York, N.Y., is a manufacturer and marketer of brand name premium cigars. The
company's cigars include the Macanudo, Partagas, Temple Hall and Canaria D'oro brands.
MPP options will trade on the January expiration cycle, with introductory expirations in April, May, July and October. Initial
strike prices have been set at 12-1/2, 15 and 17-1/2. General Cigar Holdings, Inc. options will trade in the Delta Air Lines, Inc.
trading crowd.
Musicland Stores Corporation, located in Minnetonka, Minn., is a specialty retailer of prerecorded music & a full-media retailer
of music, video sell- through, computer software, books & related products. MLG operates under the names Sam Goody,
Musicland, Suncoast, MediaPlay and On Cue.
MLG options will trade on the January expiration cycle, with introductory expirations in April, May, July and October. Initial
strike prices have been set at 10, 12-1/2 and 15. Saliba Partners, L.L.C. has been named the Designated Primary Market
Maker (DPM) in the options.
NewsEDGE Corporation, located in Burlington, Mass., provides customized, real-time news and information to PC users. The
NewsEDGE service delivers customized news and information for better decision making.
QBE options will trade on the January expiration cycle, with introductory expirations in April, May, July and October. Initial
strike prices have been set at 12-1/2, 15 and 17-1/2. NewsEDGE Corporation options will trade in the Best Buy Co., Inc.
trading crowd.
Sapient Corporation, located in Cambridge, Mass., develops client/server and Web-based software applications to help
organizations improve process and performance. Services include implementation and integration of software solutions and
custom software development.
QPE options will trade on the January expiration cycle, with introductory expirations in April, May, July and October. Initial
strike prices have been set at 40, 45 and 50. Felt Trading Limited Partnership has been named the Designated Primary Market
Maker (DPM) in the options.
Westernbank Puerto Rico, located in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, is a commercial bank operating in Puerto Rico. The bank attracts
deposits from the general public and tax-advantaged funds from eligible corporations and invests in residential mortgage loans
and consumer commercial loans. Westernbank operates 26 branches in western Puerto Rico, four in northeastern Puerto Rico
and three in southern Puerto Rico.
QHB options will trade on the January expiration cycle, with introductory expirations in April, May, July and October. Initial
strike prices have been set at 12-1/2, 15 and 17-1/2. Westernbank Puerto Rico options will trade in the Storage Technology
Corporation [NYSE:STK - news] trading crowd.
CBOE, regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), is the pioneer of listed options and the world's largest
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